St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-07
MCRRAY'S TRIAL.
Testimony Taken in the Case of
the Sylvester Girls Alleged As
SaiIant

Testimony Taken in the Case of
the Sylvester Girls Alleged As
SaiIant.
Special to the Globe.
BUFFALO, Mimi, Dee. 6.-The court
room was flied to its utmost capacity
this morning with spectators who had
come from near and far to get a glimpse
of Lou Murray, who is charged with
attempting to outrage Mary Sylvester
on the 30th day of August last. in Min
neapOlis. Many of the spectators pres
ent were lOungeTS and witnesses from
Minneapolis. About IL o'clock Mary
Sylvester. the complainant in the ease,
appeared ia the court room. She looked
very feeble. and was only able to move
with the assistance of her physician,
DR.. ). S. kilyingtOn, who remained at
her side during the whole day. At 11:15
Murray appeared in charge of the sheriff.
He was seated at the lawyers desk
about fifteen feet from the complainant,
and when she saw him she tainted
away, and it was some time before the
court was able to continue. 1t was the
first time that she had seen him since
his arrest. and the shock was too much.
Precisely at II 80 Judge Hicks opened
court. and the work of empanneling
the jury began and continued till noon,
when the court adjourned till AS.
Messrs. Wendell and Cochran, who had
been appointed attorneys for the priS-
OnSr by the Judge were on hand at l AZ,
All together with County Attorney
Davis the work of empanneling
the jury continued. At $50
twelve men had been secured who had
never read an account of the affair i'll
any papers OF had heard any CONVERSE
ton in regard to it. A recess of thirty
minutes was taken in order to allow the
defendants attorneys to prepare some
affidavitS. After the recess DIR. S. S.
KilvingtOn was called for the state. He
testified as to the mangled condition i'll
which he found the complainant, in the
alley in the rear of the building, liz
Third street south. from which she is
supposed to have jumped. He also teS-
titled to his conversation with the priS-
oner, in which he said that Murray
wanted TO
CARRY THE GIRL BACK
to the room from which she had
jumped. but when he demanded that
she should be taken to the rooms at 253
First avenue south. Murray became ex-
cited and nervous, and would have eS-
capped had not John belong been there
to help him. After she had been car
Tied to the rooms at 253 First avenue, he
made an examination and found that
her limbs were badly broken and she
was in great pain. He asked for some
chlOr0fOrm- and Murray at once jumped
for the door and said. Il will get it."
Had not Mr.. belong been present he
would undoubtedly have escaped" con-
tinued DR.. kilyington. John De
Long, who was the first
man who heard the cries and means
of the unfortunate girl and went to her
assistance. testified to the mangled con-
ditiOn in which he found her in the
alley. He also corrobOrated the teSti-
mOny of DIR. KilvingtOn i'll regard to
Murray'S trying to escape. He said that
he went with Murray to the drug store
to get the chlorofOrm. and that Murray
would have fled had an opportunity
been given him. DIR. Freeman was the
third witness to take the stand. He said
he was summoned by DR.. KilyingtOn at
a late hour and made an ex-
animation of complainant. He
found that her limbs were
badly mangled and that she was suffer
ing extreme pain from internal injuries.
The court then took a recess of an hour.
The evening session was called at 1:30
Miss Mary Sylvester, the complainant
in the case, told pitiful story, substan-
TALLY the same as appeared in the
GLOBE at the time of the assault. She
was very feeble and could hardly speak
loud enough to be heard. The court
adjourned at O'Clock until tomorrow
morning, when the remaining witnesses
will be examined.
A MiSer Murdered.
MILWAUKEE. Dec. Ga special from
Chiffon, Wis. says news was received
there to-day of the supposed murder of
Tom Downing. an old miSer, who has
years past. Downing's body was found
under the Snow near his abode. lie is
reported to have always carried Il large
amount of money on his person.